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In March 1999, a fisherman off the coast of Johore caught a baby dugong in his net. There was a lot of attention on this animal and it eventually had to be released, only to be found dead within 48 hours of its release. Within the next two weeks, four more dugongs died in the sea water around the area.
This dugong section collects most of the online news about the dugong deaths in Johore. Copyright for these news items belong to the original news source and not MNS Perak. Click on the news title to read more.
General Information and Fact sheets
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Dugong Facts
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News from Utusan Express
Front
Page - 18/03/1999
Another Adult Dugong Found Dead Near Johor
Port Waters. AHMAD Saktian Langgang (L) measuring the male dugong which
was found dead near the Johor Port waters early this morning.JOHOR BAHRU
March 17 - Another dugong, an adult weighing 150kg and 2.16 metre long
was found dead today....
Front
Page - 19/03/1999
Fourth Dugong Found Dead. KUALA LUMPUR March
18 - A fourth dugong was found dead today in the same area where three
other dugongs died off the coast of Johor, Fisheries Department Director-General
Datuk Mazlan Jusoh said. He said the department will be carrying out further
investigations ....
Front
Page - 15/03/1999
Dugong Carcass Found In Johor Waters. THE
carcass of the three-metre long dugong which was found off Pasir Gudang
Port.. JOHOR BAHRU March 14 - A carcass of a three-metre long dugong weighing
110kg was found some three nautical miles off the Pasir Gudang Port today.
The mammal was found by .....
Front
Page - 15/03/1999
Lagi dugong ditemui mati di pantai Johor.
PASIR GUDANG 14 Mac - Belum reda isu kematian ikan dugong, Si Tenang, seekor
lagi mamalia itu ditemui mati terapung di perairan Selat Tebrau kira-kira
500 meter dari rumah rakit Atan Husin di Kampung Pasir Putih di sini, pagi
ini. Bangkai ikan dugong yang juga dikenali .....
Front
Page - 17/03/1999
Science Ministry Willing To Provide Fund For
Research On Dugong. BANGI March 16 - The Ministry of Science, Technology
and Environment is prepared to provide funds to research institutes and
centres of higher learning to carry out research on the dugong, its deputy
minister, Datuk Abu Bakar Daud said. He said such .....
Front
Page - 12/03/1999
Post-Mortem Conducted On Dugong But Findings
Not Known. DR NURLIDAH Othman (C) carries out a post mortem on the dugong
at the Johor Veterinary Services laboratory.JOHOR BAHRU March 11 - A
post-mortem has been carried out on Tenang, the baby dugong whose carcass
was found yesterday in the waters of Pasir Gudang .....
Front
Page - 16/03/1999
Baby Dugong's Carcass Sent To Melaka Zoo For
Preservation. JOHOR BAHRU March 15 - The carcass of Tenang, the baby dugong
that died two days after being released from captivity, will be sent to
the Melaka Zoo for preservation. It would then be kept by the Johor Fisheries
Department as a historical material .....
Front
Page - 11/03/1999
Released Dugong Found Dead Today. ATAN (second
from left) grieving over the dead dugong.. JOHOR BAHRU March 10 - The controversial
baby dugong which was released last Monday afternoon by the fishermen
who caught it after much persuasion, was found dead less than 48 hours
later in Pasir Gudang waters today.
Front
Page - 10/03/1999
Catching Or Keeping Dugong Is Prohibited,
Says Fisheries Dept. JOHOR BAHRU March 9 - The Johor Fisheries Department
has warned the public not to catch, breed or keep the dugong, which is
a protected mammal species, if they come across it in Johor waters. However,
the public can feed the dugong if it appears ....
Front
Page - 11/03/1999
Dugong Pak Atan mati selepas 41 jam. MENYAYAT
HATI.Pak Atan (dua dari kiri) meratapi kematian ikan dugong sambil ditenteramkan
oleh anaknya Dino Anuar (kiri) dan Roslan (dua dari kanan) di rumah rakit
Kampung Pasir Putih, Masai semalam. - Gambar RAJA JAAFAR ALI.PASIR GUDANG
10 Mac - Hanya 41 jam selepas dibebas
Front
Page - 18/03/1999
Dugong jantan ditemui mati di perairan Johor.
PEGAWAI Pengurusan dan Perlindungan Sumber, Jabatan Perikanan Negeri, Ahmad
Saktian Langgang mengukur panjang dugong jantan yang dijumpai mati awal
pagi semalam, di perairan antarabangsa berhampiran dengan sempadan Singapura
- Gambar Oleh ABDUL NAZIR MOHAMED.
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News - 18/03/1999
Dugong mamalia paling sensitif. KOTA KINABALU
17 Mac - Ketua Unit Marin Borneo Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) Prof.
Madya Dr. Ridzuan Abdul Rahman berpendapat ikan dugong merupakan mamalia
yang cukup sensitif terutamanya dalam hubungan antara anak dan ibu selain
bergantung penuh kepada rumput laut untuk .....
Others
- 18/03/1999
Taman Laut Pasir Gudang. PENEMUAN terbaru
bangkai spesies ikan dugong di perairan Selat Tebrau 14 Mac lalu menimbulkan
banyak spekulasi, adakah ia ibu kepada bayi dugong - Si Tenang yang turut
ditemui mati terapung di perairan sama, minggu lalu. Dan, semalam ditemui
seekor lagi dugong dipercayai .....
Front
Page - 06/03/1999
Fisheries Dept Wants Baby Dugong Released.
KUALA LUMPUR March 5 - The baby dugong caught in the waters off Sungai
Chupak, Pasir Gudang, Johor, last Feb 25 will be released to its mother,
Fisheries Director-General Datuk Mohamed Mazlan Jusoh said today. He said
the Johor Fisheries Department had been directed to .....
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News - 05/03/1999
WWF mahu dugong dilepas ke laut. JOHOR BAHRU
4 Mac - Dana Hidupan Liar Sedunia (WWF) Malaysia mahu ikan dugong yang
ditangkap oleh seorang nelayan di perairan Johor minggu lepas segera di
lepaskan kembali ke dalam laut. Pegawai saintifik WWF Malaysia, Chitramala
Nadarajah berkata pihak berkuasa berkenaan .....
Front
Page - 09/03/1999
Si Tenang Released Back Into The Sea. PAK
ATAN's family (From R) Rohana, Rohani (his wife) Idah and his grandchild,
crying at the thought of having to let go of Si Tenang, the baby dugong
they had grown to love.PASIR GUDANG March 8 - The baby dugong which fisherman
Atan Husin was rearing had to be released ....
Front
Page - 09/03/1999
Dugong dilepas dalam suasana menyayat hati.
LEPAS .Pak Atan melepaskan ikan dugong yang dipeliharanya sejak 25 Januari
lalu ke dalam laut atas arahan Jabatan Perhilitan dan Jabatan Perikanan
di Kampung Pasir Putih, Pasir Gudang Johor, semalam.
Front
Page - 12/03/1999
Zoo, Muzium Negara mohon awetkan dugong. DR.
NURLIDAH Othman (tengah) melakukan bedah siasat ke atas ikan dugong di
makmal veterinar, Jabatan Perkhidmatan Haiwan Johor Bahru, semalam. - Gambar
ABDUL NAZIR MOHAMED.JOHOR BAHRU 11 Mac - Jabatan Perikanan negeri telah
menerima permohonan daripada Zoo Negara dan .....
Others
- 09/03/1999
BISIK-BISIK. SI Tenang, nama timangan ikan
dugong yang dipelihara oleh nelayan, Atan Husin, 50, dan anak-anaknya akhirnya
dilepaskan ke laut, tempat asalnya, setelah dipujuk oleh Jabatan Perikanan
dan Jabatan Perhilitan dan Taman Negara. Atan dan keluarganya menangisi
perpisahan untuk melepaskan dugong yang .....
Others
- 13/03/1999
BISIK-BISIK. AKHBAR Awang menerima begitu
banyak surat daripada pembaca yang memberi pelbagai pandangan ekoran kematian
dugong Pak Atan. Sebahagian besarnya mempertikaikan langkah melepaskan
dugong itu ke laut ketika ia masih belum pulih daripada kecederaannya.
Tidak kurang juga yang bertanya yang mana patut .....
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News - 14/03/1999
WWF Supports Better Regulation To Keep Wild
Animals. KUALA LUMPUR March 13 - The World Wide Fund for Nature Malaysia
(WWF) today supported calls by the public for better regulation of permits
to keep wild animals in captivity. In a statement here, its executive director
Datuk Dr Mikaail Kavanagh Abdull .....
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